The Portland daily press., 1887-11-21
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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HoRATIo STAPLES.


Last Christmas-time we sold you a
great number Of Black Silks and
Rhadames dresses for Christmas
presents.
This time we want to sell you
twice as many.
Last year you bought them only
day or two before Christmas.
Right in the Hurley-burley Of the
Holiday rush.
Now we are going to bride you to
buy them this very iceek.
To equalize the trade, so that later
we can put our whole force onto
regular Christmas goods.
We are going to bride you with
Elegant To-co-man, and Oriental
Table Covers.
Such as the foreign-educated Ar
lists brought over to spread upon
their Studio Tables
To give to their apartments
bright, warm, glad-to-see-you tone.
For Example, Here are three
special bargains in Black silk, and
three in Black Rhadames.
We give you a beautiful Tur-co-
man or Oriental parlor Table-cover
With every dress Of 16 or more
yards that you buy Of us this week,
this ,oeeki not most anytime, but
this week,
Just to spread the Holiday jam
over larger surface.
Here's famous Black Rhadames,
at One Dollar yard, soft and stout,
Warranted all Silk. A pure glossy
black, worth anywhere else but in
our cooperative, profit sharing store
$1.25 to $i.35 alyard.
Selling by us this week for $1.00
yard
And beautiful Tur-co-man Cover
given in with every 16-yard dress
brought this ,eeek.::
Secondly: Here's Black
"Guinet," gros grain silk, at $1.25
yard.
GRead that again, slowly, and remem-
Der that "Guinetr Silk is All Silk,
never loaded, or filed with jute TO give
it counterfeit stoutness, does not
crack, nor wrinkle, nor wear shiny; is
always reli4Dle.]
You have paid Si.5O and S1.75 for
poorer silks.
With every dress of this Silk you
buy of us this week for cash
You get as premium handsome
Tur-co-man Table Cover.
Then again. here's supurb Black,
French Rhadames at Sl.s5 yard.
massive, rich and elegant. You can
buy the same grade elsewhere for %
TO so cts. higher.
We sell it to you this week for
$1.25 yard
And give you Tur-co-man or
Oriental Cover to pay you for buy
ing it noio instead of later.
Then here's our standard "Guinet"
Black Gros Grain silk at S1.5O. Same
grade.as we have kept for years.
Imported by Arnold, Constable q
Co., for their fine New York City
trade, s1.5o yard.
Also our Tstandard French Black
Rhadames at the same price-Sl.50,
with which we have matched Metro
politan Rhadames costing $500.
Moreover, here's a magnificent
Gros Grain and splendid Rhadames
at S1.75 eyard, actually worth 20
per cent more.
And beautiful Tur-co-man Cover
goes with every dress we sell them
this week.
Pardon us for calling your atten-
ton to three things about this sale;
First-It is My for this present
week, so that we can finish up the
silk business before the Holiday
rush comes on.
Second-The co vers are given with
every dress of 16 yards or more
bought at one time,
Third-It is cash sale. That is,the
covers are put out as bride to bring
us the immediate cash for the Silks.
OF course we shall be glad enough to
see, and sell the Silks to our regular
account customers, but the bribery
of the covers is to toll in the cash.
We shall be glad to send any Of
these Silks and Covers to your homes
by competent clerks for your in
spection.
Samples sent by mail free.